Sunday: Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet confirmed the reasoning behind Andrae’s reassignment is roster management more than anything else, relays PHLY Sports’ Charlie O’Connor .

Tocchet said that with the uncertainty surrounding Couturier’s readiness to play, the Flyers needed additional forward reinforcement, and in order to bring up Gaucher, Andrae needed to be reassigned. Tocchet did note that he believes Andrae will be back on the NHL roster in short order.

Couturier is managing an upper-body injury and missed the Flyers’ loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs yesterday. The 2019-20 Selke Trophy winner has gotten off to a strong start to his 2025-26 campaign, scoring nine points in 10 games while winning nearly 55% of his draws and playing a big role in what has thus far been the league’s

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